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JENKINS, Gilbert Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 325 |
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Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia , 29 January 1893 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Moggill State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row H, Grave No. 9), Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Moggill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 325, NG Force later 7 Machine Gun Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland. | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 325, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 325, 7th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
5 Dec 1916: | Promoted Driver, 7th Machine Gun Company, Temporary Driver. |
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